Carol Roan, assistant scientist in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, presents a summary of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) to the members of the WLS class of 1957 during a 50th reunion held in Lake Mills, Wis., on June 9, 2007. Started in 1957 and led by sociologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study began as a modest project to help the state of Wisconsin prepare for the growing number of high school students who were seeking post-high school education in the late 1950s. The WLS has evolved to become one of the longest-running social science studies ever undertaken and now provides social scientists and policymakers with valuable information about the group's ongoing education, employment, health, family life and aging status.
Photo: Jeff Miller
Research
Centers & Organizations are special groups that operate under the Department of Sociology umbrella. These are groups of sociologists with strong or loose ties to one another, and who may or may not have special research funding in their field. If you have a passion for a particular part of the field of Sociology, such as demography, gender, poverty, or theory, look here to make connections with others who share your interests.
Current Faculty Project pages highlight the research work of individual faculty members in the department.
Wisconsin Sociology has a long-standing tradition of excellence in survey-based resesarch. Data links to ongoing data collection and research studies in the Department.
Find your niche. Research and Interest Areas lists the specialty areas represented among the faculty of the Sociology Department. Interest area descriptions are combined with a list of affiliated faculty, so you can find a mentor who shares your interests.